Thomas Flanagan (born 3 July 1965) is a Scottish actor. He is best known for his role as Filip "Chibs" Telford in the FX crime drama television series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and its spin-off Mayans M.C. (2019), Cicero in Gladiator (2000), Morrison in Braveheart (1995), Tullk in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Williamson in All About the Benjamins (2002), and The Stranger in When a Stranger Calls (2006).
Early life Flanagan was born in Easterhouse, Glasgow, the second of four children. His sister Sue is a nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow. He was an altar boy.
Career His first television roles were in Screen One (1992) and Taggart (1993). Flanagan worked in Robert Carlyle and Alexander Morton's Raindog Theatre for three years before being cast in Braveheart (1995). He has had roles in Face/Off (1997), The Game (1997), Sunset Strip (2000), Gladiator (2000), All About the Benjamins (2002), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003), Alien vs. Predator (2004), Sin City (2005), Smokin' Aces (2006), When a Stranger Calls (2006), The Last Drop (2006), Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and the TV mini-series Attila.
He portrayed arms dealer Gabriel Schector in the first episode of 24s seventh season and appeared in the episode "Headlock" of Lie to Me, aired in the U.S. on Monday 2 August 2010. He was one of the main cast members of Sons of Anarchy, in which he plays an outlaw biker named Filip "Chibs" Telford. In October 2010, Flanagan was revealed as the spokesperson for the Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru. In July 2016, he appeared in the music video for the song "Rotting in Vain" by Korn.
Flanagan played McCullough on the Netflix series Wu Assassins which ran for one season, and as Walter Flynn in the Starz series Power Book IV: Force.
He was cast as Roderick Dustin in House of the Dragon in 2025.
Personal life Flanagan's facial scars are the result of a knife attack outside a nightclub where he had been working as a DJ. After leaving the club, he was attacked by a gang who stabbed and slashed him with a knife, leaving the scars on each side of his mouth.
Flanagan and his wife, Dina, have a daughter. He was previously married to Rachel Flanagan and Jane Ford.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes1995BraveheartMorrison1997The SaintScarfaceFace/OffLeoThe DetailThe GameSolicitor/Taxi driver1999Plunkett & MacleaneEddieRatcatcherGeorge Gillespie 2000GladiatorCiceroSunset StripDuncanHiddenMcCrackenShort film2001Strictly SinatraMichelangeloDead Dogs LieMichael2002All About the BenjaminsWilliamson2003Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleIrish Henchman2004TraumaTommyAlien vs. PredatorMark Verheiden2005Sin CityBrianThe Last DropPvt. Dennis Baker2006When a Stranger CallsThe StrangerSmokin' AcesLazlo Soot2008Hero WantedDerekCredited as Thomas Flannigan2010LusterLesSmokin' Aces 2: Assassins' BallLazlo SootSwifty & VegSwiftyShort film2011Grace and Danger2012Officer DownFather Reddy2015WinterWoods Weston2016Running WildJon KilpatrickSand CastleSGM McGregor2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Tullk Ul-ZynPapillonMasked BretonThe Ballad of Lefty BrownTom Harrah2018Legal ActionMr Gates2019 Killers Anonymous Markus American Fighter McClellenThe Rising HawkTugarThe WaveAeolus2020The Intergalactic Adventures of Max CloudBrock Donnelly2021Montford: The Chickasaw RancherHolden40-LovePetrov2022Code Name BansheeAnthony GreeneThere Are No SaintsJet RinkBoonMr Fitzgerald 2024Sleeping DogsJimmy Remis
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1992Screen OneEpisode: "Black and Blue"1993Tis the Season to be JollyPrisonerTV filmTaggartTam McLeodEpisode: "Instrument of Justice"1995Jolly: A LifeMan at grottoTV film1996Rab C. NesbittSeanEpisode: "Lottery"A Mug's GamePaulBad BoysHarryEpisode: "The Bonny Bonny Banks"2000RebusThomas TelfordEpisode: "The Hanging Garden"2001AttilaBledaTV miniseries2008–2014Sons of AnarchyFilip "Chibs" Telford90 episodes200924Gabriel SchectorEpisode: "Day 7: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m."2010Lie to MeRon MarshallEpisode: "Headlock"2011Detroit 1-8-7Albert Stram2 episodes2012Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMurphyEpisode: "Home Invasions"2013Peaky BlindersArthur Shelby Sr.Episode: 'Episode 5'2015RevengeMalcolm Black3 episodesGothamTom "The Knife"1 episode "Rise of the Villains: The Son of Gotham"2016MotiveJack Stoker4 episodes2019 Wu Assassins Alec McCullough Main role Mayans M.C. Filip "Chibs" Telford Special guest star (season 2) Episode: "Kukulkan" 2020 Westworld Martin Conells / Dolores Abernathy (host) 3 episodes 2022–2023 Power Book IV: Force Walter Flynn Main role 2024 The Perfect Couple Broderick Graham 3 Episodes, Miniseries 2025 MobLand Moody 2 episodes 2026 House of the Dragon Roderick Dustin Main role; 6 episodes
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